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World News

Hungary's government launches war on drugs

Hungary already had one of the strictest drug laws in the EU, but now penalties are being further increased. While many people support the tougher regulations, research suggests that law enforcement alone is not enough to solve the problem.

10 April 2025

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Colombian man caught with cocaine under toupee at Cartagena airport

Colombian police arrested a man at an airport in Cartagena for trying to smuggle cocaine under a toupee on a flight to Amsterdam. The 220 grams of drugs were worth €10,000 euros.

26 February 2025

Healthcare

Patients rally against EU ban on autoimmune drug

Protestors want the European Commission to ignore official advice and keep marketing authorisation for drugs used to treat a rare liver disease.

26 July 2024

Health news

Berliners can get their party drugs tested at addiction facilities

The German parliament has passed a law enabling federal states to offer drug-checking projects in June.

20 July 2023

France

Credit card and cash fines for drugs announces French President Macron

On the spot credit card or cash fines for drugs will range from €200 to €2,500.

26 June 2023

Portugal

Portuguese authorities seize a tonne of cocaine on a yacht

Authorities in Portugal say they intercepted a sailing boat from Latin America on Tuesday evening carrying around a tonne of cocaine.

2 June 2023

Switzerland

Cocaine found in coffee at Nespresso factory in Switzerland

The discovery led to the seizure of 500 kilograms of the drug - one of Switzerland's biggest ever hauls.

6 May 2022

Health news

America’s first safe injection site has just opened in New York

The centre has become a political flashpoint in the US with some Republican senators accusing President Biden of wanting to finance "crack pipes".

22 February 2022

Health news

Xevudy: UK approves new COVID drug found to cut risk of death by 79%

Sotrovimab, with the brand name Xevudy, is the second COVID drug to be approved by the UK's medicines agency.

2 December 2021

United Kingdom

'Life-changing': Revolutionary new HIV drug approved for use in the UK

Charities have welcomed the move as it offers an alternative to taking a daily cocktail of drugs.

19 November 2021

Health news

Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID symptoms

Have you heard of fluvoxamine? It only costs €3.45 and might help to treat early COVID symptoms.

28 October 2021

Netherlands

'Suicide powder' may have killed dozens, say Dutch prosecutors

Only strict medically-approved assisted suicide is legal in the Netherlands.

27 October 2021

Health news

Could aspirin be the key to treating aggressive breast cancer?

A new study is looking at how the everyday painkiller could improve the effectiveness of other drugs in treating breast cancer.

19 August 2021

Health news

Breakthrough or hype? US approves much-debated new Alzheimer's drug

US health officials have approved the first drug that they say may help slow Alzheimer's disease. Many experts are unconvinced.

8 June 2021

Philippines

Philippines' Duterte says he can be held responsible for drug killings

The Philippine president has said he has no problem with being held responsible for the many killings under his anti-drug crackdown.

20 October 2020

Netherlands

Police arrest 17 after finding 'largest ever' Dutch cocaine lab

Investigators estimate the drugs found have a street value of between €4.5 million and €6 million.

11 August 2020